"And, oh, by the way, there is not one confirmed case, not one, of Americans spitting on veterans returning from Vietnam."
I know of several.
Fellow I work with, Dr Billy, related that upon returning home to Denver from the South East Asia War Games, he was spat on by one of the unwashed. As he had the little sniveler on the ground with his hands around the hippie's throat, a cop tapped him on the shoulder. Fearing that the was about to get hauled off, Billy released the hippie. The cop told him "Hey, I just got back 6 months ago. I'll take over" and proceeded to demonstrate the chokehold, much to the hippie's dismay....